The Church
July 1 at the Bearsville Theater in Bearsville
Although its making was fraught with friction between the band and their producers, 1988’s Starfish, with the haunting hit “Under the Milky Way,” was The Church’s most successful US album by far. Bassist and singer Steve Kilbey remains the only original member of the Australian neo-psychedelic group, whose draw on influences ranging from the Byrds to Television. (Ted Leo and the Pharmacists rock July 30; Babe Rainbow shines July 31.) 7pm. $53-$333
Jim Lauderdale
July 19 at the Colony in Woodstock
Jim Lauderdale burst out of 1980s LA alt-country hotspot the Palomino Club, which also nurtured the young Dwight Yoakum. It was Yoakum who helped Lauderdale launch his recording career by coproducing his “What Am I Waiting For” for 1988’s A Town South of Bakersfield 2 compilation. Since then, he’s released dozens of studio albums and heard his songs covered by the likes of Vince Gill, Elvis Costello, and the Chicks. Reed Foehl opens. (Sean Rowe makes a visit July 9; Black Mountain Symphony soars July 17.) 7pm. $23-$45
Wednesday
July 22 at Basilica Hudson in Hudson
Bringing a Southern accent to shoegaze is North Carolina indie band Wednesday. Sweet-voiced lead singer Karly Hartzman’s slice-of-life story-songs ruminate on small-town life in and around the group’s Asheville homebase: Bobby Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe” for a post-My Bloody Valentine generation. The quintet’s fifth and newest album is 2025’s Bleeds, the followup to 2023’s triumphant artistic breakthrough, Rat Saw God. (Houndmouth bites down August 4.) 7pm. $40.
Lucy Dacus
July 22 at UPAC in Kingston
Called “one of the best songwriters of her generation” by Rolling Stone, Lucy Dacus is revered as band member as well as solo artist: With Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker, she makes up the super group Boygenius. No Burden, Dacus’s arresting 2016 debut, came out on a local label based in her native Richmond before being picked up by taste-making indie imprint Matador Records. Her fourth and newest album 2025’s achingly reflective Forever is a Feeling. 8pm. $52-$75
Alash
July 24 at the Towne Crier in Beacon
The members of the Alash ensemble are masters of xoomei, better known in the West as traditional Tuvan throat singing. Vocalists who’ve learned this ancient, mystical technique can sing multiple pitches simultaneously. Accompanying themselves on folkloric instruments, the three virtuosos of Alash have collaborated with the Sun Ra Arkestra, Bela Fleck, and others. (Simon’s Dream plays the Penguin Cafe Orchestra July 17; Terence Simien serves up zydeco August 1.) 8pm. $30.
Gang Green
August 2 at Empire Underground in Albany
Along with bands like SSD, Jerry’s Kids, and DYS, Gang Green (est. 1980) are originators of Boston hardcore. The group thrashes their way to our area on their “40 Years of Wasted Nights Tour” to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their 1986 debut album Another Wasted Night. Joining them on the bill for this evening in Empire Live’s subterranean chamber are fellow Beantown hardcore founders the FU’s, younger Boston outfit Tree, and locals the Erotics and the Savage Randys. (The Murder Junkies kill it August 27; D.R.I. destroys August 28.) 5pm. $45.
This article appears in July 2026.
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